Mangrove forest recovery in the Everglades following Hurricane Wilma

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Abstract

On October 24th, 2005, Hurricane Wilma made landfall on the south western shore of the Florida peninsula. This major disturbance destroyed approximately 30 percent of the mangrove forests in the area. However, the damage to the ecosystem following the hurricane provided researchers at the Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) LTER site with the rare opportunity to track the recovery process of the mangroves as determined by carbon dioxide (CO2) and energy exchanges, measured along daily and seasonal time scales.

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Publication type:

Article

Publication Subtype:

Journal Article

Title:

Mangrove forest recovery in the Everglades following Hurricane Wilma

Series title:

LTER Network News

Volume

22

Issue:

2

Year Published:

2009

Language:

English

Publisher:

Long Term Ecological Research Network

Publisher location:

Albuquerque, NM

Contributing office(s):

Southeast Ecological Science Center

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Article

Larger Work Subtype:

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Larger Work Title:

LTER Network News

Country:

United States

State:

Florida

Other Geospatial:

Everglades

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